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States normal ranges for blood pressures (hypertension - hypotension)
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140/90 - 90/60
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Site to take temp. from mouth
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Oral
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Site to take temp. from rectume
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Rectal
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Site to take temp. from armpit
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Axillary
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Site to take temp. from ear
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Tympanic
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Where is the radial pulse located?
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The inside of the wrist
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Where is the brachial pulse located?
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Inside of the elbow
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Where is the apical pulse located?
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The left side of the chest
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Which pulse do you listen to most often with babies and little kids?
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The apical pulse
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Which pulse do you not use a stethoscope to count the pulse?
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The radial pulse
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What is the process of inspiration and expiration called?
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Respiration
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When taking BP, while the heart is at work it is in the________ phase.
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Systolic
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When taking BP, while the heart is relaxing it is in the ________ phase.
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Diastolic
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What are 2 things you use to take the blood pressure?
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Stethoscope and sphygmomanometer
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What measures a person's blood oxygen level and pulse rate?
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Pulse oximeter
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